Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos
Laos: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos stood at 1.28 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 1,310.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos peaked at 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.18 million current US$, in 1990.
Laos ranks 73rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.18 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 7.05 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 8.04 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 8.55 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 9.37 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 10.24 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 12.42 million current US$ | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 13.74 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 14.55 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 15.62 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 16.71 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 19.41 million current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 22.37 million current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 24.16 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 26.70 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 29.32 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 40.22 million current US$ | +37.2% |
| 2007 | 44.55 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 55.02 million current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 70.15 million current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 82.31 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 90.68 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 101.60 million current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 134.47 million current US$ | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 146.13 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 308.78 million current US$ | +111.3% |
| 2016 | 563.81 million current US$ | +82.6% |
| 2017 | 712.80 million current US$ | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 758.50 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 762.97 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 962.94 million current US$ | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 1.28 billion current US$ | +32.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.28 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.28 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 3.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +111.3% | 146.13 million current US$ | 308.78 million current US$ |
| 2016 | +82.6% | 308.78 million current US$ | 563.81 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.58 million current US$ | 6.18 million current US$ | 15.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.86 million current US$ | 16.71 million current US$ | 70.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 366.21 million current US$ | 82.31 million current US$ | 762.97 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion current US$ | 962.94 million current US$ | 1.28 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos was 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Laos ranks 73rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,310.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.